Growing up, I was raised to believe there was a clear divide between the church and the world. It was us and them. The difference between us Christians and those who were worldly was clearly demarcated, … Read More
The Beast Within
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? Jeremiah 17:9 • On March 11, 2012, Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales slipped away from his barracks before dawn in Kandahar, … Read More
An Unsettled Period
Abortion is the bitter pill that is too big for our nation to swallow. On the one hand, it’s been over forty years sinceRoe v. Wade, and the matter should have been settled long ago. … Read More
In Praise of the Fat Soul
The soul of the diligent shall be made fat! That’s the proclamation of Proverbs 13:4 in the King James Version, so let’s eat until bloated! Actually, this King James translation, though a bit embarrassing, isn’t … Read More
Bitterness: The Eighth Deadly Sin
No one is quite sure who came up with the final list of the Seven Deadly Sins, but I think he, she, or they missed one. Yes, anger, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy, and gluttony … Read More
Just the Two of Us
When he walks out the door, I am sitting in Peet’s Coffee sipping a great cup-a-joe. He had been chatting with a friend before leaving town. The young man has just graduated from college and … Read More
Gliding Toward Gomorrah
I write a few days before the New Year, and the fiscal cliff is all the rage. President Obama has cut short his Hawaiian vacation to come back for some lively talks with John Boehner … Read More
The god That Fails
By 9 pm on Tuesday, November 6th, American voters tended toward delight or despair. It was about that time when the election results were clear: Barak Obama had been reelected and would live at 1600 … Read More
For Those Who Cannot Speak
Tom and Jack were comparing notes about their wives during their lunch break. Tom was largely satisfied with his wife and had no real complaints. She wasn’t the best in the kitchen and they didn’t … Read More
The Naked Truth: Some Thoughts on Hot Sex
Hot Monogamous Sex. That was the title of an editorial written by my friend Justin Buzzard and published online byThe Huffington Post (7/24/12). Justin is a church-planter in San Jose, a great preacher, a former … Read More